RunningAHEAD - Topic: 2nd how about one first

runpd

Eye Lick Two Rhune

posted: 4/18/2008 at 3:52 PM

Well I signed up for the Twin Cities Marathon. This means I signed up for my second marathon before I even ran my first. Confused

Does this make sense to anyone.

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 4/18/2008 at 3:53 PM

I think you should register for your 3rd, too...Trent's Monkey Marathon. Wink

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mizSterious262

posted: 4/18/2008 at 4:49 PM

Sounds perfectly reasonable to me. Wink

Plus, you'll have that goal out there to keep you motivated after #1 is done.

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runpd

Eye Lick Two Rhune

posted: 4/18/2008 at 4:57 PM
modified: 4/18/2008 at 4:57 PM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 4/18/2008 at 3:53 PM:

I think you should register for your 3rd, too...Trent's Monkey Marathon. You're brave...or crazy. You decide.

Would love to try the Monkey Marathon its the cost of getting there. I prefere to be called highly motivated not crazy Wink

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 4/18/2008 at 5:14 PM

Quote from runpd on 4/18/2008 at 4:57 PM:

I prefere to be called highly motivated not crazy

Ooh, I gotta remember that one when my non-running friends and family tell me I'm nuts! Big grin

Next year I hope to go volunteer at the Monkey. Good way to meet and support friends and take a vacation somewhere pretty.

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remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

Strings_n_88keys

meh

posted: 4/19/2008 at 8:02 PM
modified: 4/19/2008 at 8:03 PM

I'm seriously thinking about signing up for Hatfield/McCoy (June 14th)... but not until after running Flying Pig (May 4th). I *have* however, signed up for the NYC marathon lottery. I personally think it's crazier to sign up for a second marathon at anytime after running your first, but maybe that's because I ran a 10-mile PR for the first 10 miles of my first marathon... 1'30" per mile faster than my goal pace.

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perfesserr

Imminent Catastrophe

posted: 4/19/2008 at 10:07 PM
modified: 4/19/2008 at 10:27 PM

The Hatfield-McCoy Marathon is a must-do, IMHO. Whether you do it this year or in the future, you should do it sometime. I've done it twice--the half, then the full, and it's one of my favorite ones. In terms of bang-for-the-buck, you can't beat the H&M, and the RD (David Hatfield--yes, that Hatfield) is one of the best. You even get a pasta dinner with an informative skit giving the history of the famous feud. The race passes the sites of some of the skirmishes in the feud:

Just reserve your hotel room early, there aren't many hotels in the area. All in all, one of my most memorable races.

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Strings_n_88keys

meh

posted: 4/20/2008 at 7:47 PM

I think I'm going to be passing through WVa that weekend, so it will only be a matter of which route I take. I'm sure the half would be a good compromise, but very little difference in elevation difficulty.

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